Articles from the ‘Reflections on “making it”’ collection

Making the Choice

Editorial Note: Each August for the past four years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us this month in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY LEAH WILMOTH Studying visual art, vocal performance, […]

August 11, 2016  |  Read Article

The View from Here

Editorial Note: Each August for the past four years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us this month in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY ERIC GARCIA The phrase “making it” feels […]

August 8, 2016  |  Read Article

Equations for Making it

Editorial Note: Each August for the past four years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us this month in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY SARAH ASHKIN Early Training: Age 6-18, elementary […]

August 4, 2016  |  Read Article

Battling Dance Rhetoric, One Conversation At A Time

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY VIDA VILJOEN “Cowgirls exist as an image. A fairly common image. The idea of cowgirls prevails in our culture. Therefore, it seems to me, the fact of cowgirls should prevail. Otherwise, we’re being ripped off. When I was a kid and I was told that […]

August 1, 2016  |  Read Article

Uncovering My Own Path

Editorial Note: Each August for the past three years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY ERIC KUPERS I’ve spent way too much time and […]

August 27, 2015  |  Read Article